Diffuse lung disease Flashcards

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IPF: mean survival, prognosis, symptoms, patient population

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most common idiopathic interstitial pneumonia; second worse prognosis (2-4 yrs survival)

dry cough, >50 yo

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pathological diagnosis of IPF

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usual interstitial pneumonia

interstitial fibroblastic foci and chronic alveolar inflammation

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usual interstitial pneumonia causes

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IPF, collagen vascular disease, drug injury, asbestosis

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UIP imaging

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early: irregular reticulation in posterior subpleural lung bases
late: fibrosis, traction bronchiectasis, posterior subpleural honeycombing

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nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis: patient population, prognosis, forms

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younger patients 40-50yo

responds to steroids

fibroitic and cellular NSIP forms

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causes of NSIP

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idiopathic, most common manifestation of collagen vascular disease, drug reaction, occupational exposure, dermatomyositis

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fibroitic NSIP

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GCO with fine reticulation and traction bronchiectasis

lacks honeycombing (honeycombing with UIP)

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cellular NSIP

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GCO without significant fibroitic changes; worse prognosis than fibrotic NSIP

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NSIP imaging

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sparing of immediate subpleural lung (unlike UIP)

posterior peripheral lower lobes

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cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, previously bonchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP): prognosis, treatment

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good prognosis, may resolve completely with steroids

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pathology of COP

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granulation tissue polyps that fill airways in response to infection, drug inhalation, inhalation

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COP imaging

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mixed consolidation and ground glass opacities in peripheral and peribronchovasculat distribution

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reverse halo/atoll sign

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specific for OP

central lucency surounded by ground glass halo

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halo sign

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invasive aspergilus

central opacity with ground glass opacity

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respiratory bronchiolitis-interstitial lung disease (RB–ILD)

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common in smokers; pigmented macrophages present in respiratory bronchioles

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histology respiratory bronchiolitis- ILD

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sheets of macrophages filling terminal airways; sparing of alveoli

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RB ILD imaging features

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centrilobular nodules, patchy ground glass opacities

random distribution

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desquamative interstitial pneumonia imaging

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diffuse basal predominant patchy/subpleural ground glass opacification; few csts

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DIP histology

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brown pigmented macrophages; sheets of macrophages extend into alveoli

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lymphoid interstitial pneumonia

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rare; associated with Sjogren syndrome or HIV

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histology lymphoid interstitial pneumonia

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diffuse infiltration of interstitium by lymphocytes; distortion of alveoli

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imaging lymphoid interstitial pneumonia

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diffuse/lower lobe predominant ground glass; thin walled perivascular cysts present

may cause pneumothorax in advanced cases

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acute interstitial pneumonia aka diffuse alveolar damage

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seen with ARDS; acute onset and worst prognosis

caused by surfactant destruction

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phases of acute interstitial pneumonia

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early: exudative; hyaline membranes, diffuse alveolar infiltration by immune cells; noncardiogenic pulmonary edema
chronic: organizazing: alveolar wall thickkening due to granulation tissue; >1 w after injury

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AIP imaging

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extensive geographic GGO

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inhalation lung disease localization

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upper lobes

lower lobes have better blood flow/lymphatic drainage

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hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HSP)

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hypersensitivity reaction

causes: bird proteins, thermophilic actinomycetes; organic dust

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phases of HSP

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acute: inflammatory exudate fill alveoli; GGO/consolidations; small centrilobular nodules
subacute: centrilobular GG nodules; mosaic attenuation; “head cheese sign”
chronic: upper lobe predominant pulmonary fibrosis

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pneumoconioses

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inorganic dust inhalation (silicosis, coal workers pneumoconiosis, asbestosis)

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most common types of pneumoconioses

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silicosis/CWP

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imagine findings of silicosis/coal workers lung

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uncomplicated: multiple upper lobe predminant centrilobular/subpleural nodules
complicated: large conglomerate masses/massive fibrosis

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eggshell lymph node calcifications

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silicosis, less common CWP

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increased risk of ? with pneumoconiosis

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TB

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Caplan syndrome

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rheumatoid arthritis + CWP or silicosis

necrobiotic rheumatoid nodules superimposed on centrilobular/subpleural nodules of pneumoconiosis

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asbestosis, distribution

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inhalation of asbestosis fibers > pulmonary fibrosis > UIP pathology

primarily affects lower lobes since they are too large to be removed by alveolar macrophages/lymphatics

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imaging findings of asbestosis

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similar to IPF but have pleural thickening and plaques

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eosinophilic lung disease

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simple pulmonary eosinophilia/Loffler syndrome; chronic eosinophilic pneumonia

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simple pulmonary eosinophilia/Loffler syndrome

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transient, migratory areas of focal consolidation; elevated eosinophil count in peripheral smear

similar appearance with parasitic disease and drug reactions

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chronic eosinophilic pneumonia

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extensive alveolar filling/interstitial infiltration with inflammatory eosinophils

patchy, peripheral, upper lobe predominance

responds to steroids

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pulmonary vasculitis

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churg straus/allergic angiitis and granulomatosis, microscopic polyangitis, Wegner granulomatosis

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Churg Strauss/Allergic Angiitis and Granulomatosis

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small vessel vasculitis + asthma + peripheral eosinophilia

P-ANCA+

peripheral consolidation/ground glass

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Microscopic polyangitis

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common cause of pulmonary hemorrhage with renal failure

P-ANCA +

diffuse central-predominant ground glass representing hemorrhage

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Wegener granulomatosis

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systemic small vessel vasculitis with sinusitis + lungs + renal

C-ANCA+

can cause airway stenosis (nasopharyngeal/eustachian tube obstruction)

multiple cavitary lung nodules that don’t respond to antibiotics

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pulmonary manifestations of drug toxicity

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pulmonary edema, ARDS, organizing pneumonia, eosinophilic pneumonia, bronchiolitis obliterans, pulmonary hemorrhage, NSIP, UIP

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radiation lung injury

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confined to radiation port; crosses anatomic margins

radiation pneumonitis: 1-4 months

radiation fibrosis: 6-12 mo

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sarcoidosis

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noncaseating granulomas that form nodules/masses throughout body

pulmonary sarcoid > fibrosis mid/upper lung predominance

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CXR staging of sarcoidosis

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Stage 0: Normal radiograph.
Stage 1: Hilar or mediastinal adenopathy only, without lung changes. Stage 2: Adenopathy with lung changes.
Stage 3: Diffuse lung disease without adenopathy.
Stage 4: End-stage fibrosis.

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lateral radiograph “donut sign”

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adenopathy circumferentially encircling trachea

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CT findings of sarcoid

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adenopathy, upper lobe predominant perilymphatic nodules of varying sizes/granulomas

bronchial involvement > air trapping

galaxy sign with coalescing nodules into mass

50
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pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis

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smoking related lung disease

nodules associated with airways that form irregular cysts; upper lobe predominant, peribronchovascular nodules

spare costophrenic sulci

51
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smoking related lung disease

can cause spontaneous pneumothorax

may also affect bones, DI from hypophysitis, skin involvement

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pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis, RB-ILD, DIP

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DDX for pulmonary and bone involvement

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pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis, malignancy, TB, fungal disease, sarcoid, Gaucher

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PLCH progression

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nodules > cavitary nodules > IRREGULAR cysts

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treatment for PLCH

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steroids

smoking cessation

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pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP)

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alveoli filled with proteinaceous lipid-rich material

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imaging of PAP

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XR: pulmonary edema, perihilar opacification

CT: cazy paving in areas of geometric ground glass

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ddx for crazy paving

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pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, pneumocystis pneumonia, COP, bronchoalveolar carcinoma, lipoid pneumonia

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PAP can have superimposed infection with what organism?

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Nocardia

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treatment for PAP

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bronchoalveolar lavage

60
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lymphangioleiomyomatosis

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diffuse cystic lung disease cauesed by bronchiolar obstruction and lung destruction

women of child bearing age

can have pneumothorax and chylous leural effusion

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tuberous sclerosis triad

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seizure, mental retardation, adenoma sebaceum

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LAM and TS

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both can have identical appearing lung disease

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imaging apperance of LAM

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numerous thin walled lung cysts; round and regular cysts (unlike LCH)

can affect all lobes (LCH is upper lobe predominant)